Watertown

Population: 1,511
Median household income: $62,991
Median home value: $228,400

Watertown is a community in Wilson County, Tennessee, home to 1,511 residents. Its median household income of $62,991 runs below the Wilson County figure of $94,048.

From 2019 to 2023, Watertown's population declined 10.3% from 1,684 to 1,511, while its median home value rose 91.0% from $119,600 to $228,400.

Households average 2.46 people. The median gross rent is $1,036.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,511
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,991
Median home value: $228,400
Median gross rent: $1,036
Housing units: 652
Homeownership rate: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6841,511

Median household income

$47,257$62,991

Median home value

$119,600$228,400

Median gross rent

$850$1,036

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,684	$47,257	$119,600	$850
2020	1,698	$47,112	$139,800	$828
2021	1,812	$50,294	$162,100	$885
2022	1,637	$56,964	$191,800	$967
2023	1,511	$62,991	$228,400	$1,036

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	96	6.4%
5 to 17	271	17.9%
18 to 24	87	5.8%
25 to 34	154	10.2%
35 to 44	201	13.3%
45 to 54	180	11.9%
55 to 64	261	17.3%
65 to 74	129	8.5%
75 and over	132	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,242	82.2%
Black or African American	120	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	69	4.6%
Two or more races	35	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	45	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	116	11.0%
High school graduate	461	43.6%
Some college or associate's	326	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	109	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	45	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	590	86.5%
Carpooled	19	2.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	64	9.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	82	13.3%
15 to 29 min	190	30.7%
30 to 44 min	245	39.6%
45 to 59 min	83	13.4%
60+ min	18	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 8.2% (121 of 1,482)

	Count	Share
Family households	408	66.3%
Nonfamily households	207	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	615	94.3%
Vacant	37	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	416	67.6%
Renter-occupied	199	32.4%

1-unit, detached83.1%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	542	83.1%
1-unit, attached	3	0.5%
2 to 4 units	45	6.9%
5 to 19 units	5	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	57	8.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4778320
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.44 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.1007, -86.1394